The artist Amy Sherald has canceled a major exhibition of her work at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, citing ...

Amy Sherald claims the museum was planning to cut a portrait of a transgender woman as the Statue of Liberty from the ...

The artist, best known for her portrait of Michelle Obama, said the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery wanted to keep ...

President Trump declared the director of the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery "a highly partisan person, and a strong supporter of DEI" as he announced her firing on Truth Social.

Sajet's departure was announced to her colleagues in an email from Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch, who credited the director with reshaping the Portrait Gallery during her 12-year tenure, with ...

Kim Sajet is stepping down from her position as director of the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, even as the network of museums disputed President Donald Trump’s announcement he was ...

Amy Sherald withdrew “American Sublime” from the National Portrait Gallery, saying the Smithsonian proposed replacing her painting. The institution denied trying to replace it.

Kim Sajet, the director of the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, stepped down from her role Friday, two weeks after President Donald Trump said on social media that he had fired her. The ...

News; Nation; National Portrait Gallery head steps down following Trump attempt to fire her June 13, 2025 Updated Sat., June 14, 2025 at 9:01 p.m. Kim Sajet resigned as director of the National ...